Property Ownership, Transfer of Title and Land Use 10.0.4

Question 1

What is the Torrens System?

Answer 1

a legal registration of title.

Question 2

With the Torrens System: 1

Answer 2

Property owners can submit an application to the court clerk of the county where the property is located.

Question 3

With the Torrens System: 2

Answer 3

The registrar issues a legal certificate of title which shows anything liened or attached directly to the title of the property; like a mortgage

Question 4

With the Torrens System: 3

Answer 4

Once the property is registered, the owner receives title and because the title is registered, no additional research of the public records is necessary.